Flights Denver → Las Vegas
DEN → LAS
Route overview
The flight route from Denver to Las Vegas operates with a high level of punctuality, with 77% of flights arriving on time. The average delay for the remaining flights is 11.4 minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen 1879 total flights using various aircraft models such as Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900, and Boeing 757-200.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Denver (DEN) → Las Vegas (LAS) route is operated by Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 2575 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.20%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Las Vegas the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Las Vegas: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Las Vegas (LAS) heads west for about 1,009 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 41m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 40% of DEN-LAS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Las Vegas it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 2,575 tracked DEN-LAS flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 1.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 15 min | 2.2% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-LAS
On the Denver (DEN) -> Las Vegas (LAS) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 2575 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Las Vegas is 1.20% across 2575 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
